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SINGAPORE - The past week has delivered a Covid-19 shocker to Singapore, not just because of the increase in community cases - there were 10 - but also the infections in people who had been vaccinated or who had been previously infected. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said last Thursday (April 22) that 17 workers residing in Westlite Woodlands dormitory who had recovered from Covid-19 infections were found to be infected again. Others are now being tested. The following day, the MOH announced that an Indonesian seaman who had received his first vaccine dose tested positive. Last Saturday, two m...

The New Paper Jabs thwart disease but may not stop infection: Experts It is critical to be vaccinated quickly as few other measures can reduce virus transmission so effectively, say experts. PHOTO: REUTERS Experts say inoculation vital as although those vaccinated can still catch the virus, they are less likely to get seriously ill CLARA CHONG   0 Engagements Covid-19 vaccines protect people from the symptoms and more severe forms of the disease but are not designed to fully prevent them from being infected, experts said yesterday following the case of a migrant worker who tested positive de...

SINGAPORE - Covid-19 vaccines protect people from the symptoms and more severe forms of the disease but are not designed to fully prevent them from being infected, experts said on Monday (April 12), following the case of a migrant worker who tested positive despite having both doses. They said inoculation was vital because although those who have had the jabs may still catch the virus, they are much less likely to get seriously ill than unvaccinated patients. The migrant worker, who was reported on Sunday to have tested positive, received his first dose on Jan 25 and his second on Feb 15, t...

China approves a fifth Covid-19 vaccine. March 16, 2021, 8:42 p.m. ETMarch 16, 2021, 8:42 p.m. ET A vaccination center in Beijing last month.Credit...EPA, via Shutterstock China has approved its fifth Covid-19 vaccine, one produced by Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical Co. and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It was developed by a team led by George Gao, the head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The Chinese Academy of Sciences said in a statement on Tuesday that the Chinese government had given the shot authorization for emergency use on March 10. This is the four...

Covid-19: Moderna Begins Testing Its Vaccine in Children Last Updated March 21, 2021, 10:46 a.m. ETMarch 21, 2021, 10:46 a.m. ET Europe’s drug regulator is pushing back on fears about the AstraZeneca vaccine. And more than a dozen countries have suspended the use of the vaccine, although Australia, Britain and Thailand are moving ahead with it. Brittany Siguenza, 5, watching her mother receive a dose of the Moderna vaccine in Revere, Mass., on Friday.Credit...CJ Gunther/EPA, via Shutterstock The drug company Moderna has begun a study that will test its Covid vaccine in children under 12, i...